Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell, Pastor

Morgan Park

 Baptist Church

11024 S. Bell Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60643

​773-445-9443

God’s Family Worships
12th Sunday After Pentecost
August 11, 2024 – 11:00 A.M. 

Bring your whole heart before God-all your grief, anger, frustration, joy, hope, and praise.

God loves and welcomes you just as you are. 

                                                                   
The Fellowship of Praise
Prelude      Cameron Jones                                                                                    
*Call to Worship   Mack Taylor

Leader: We have gathered from different places and backgrounds
Congregation:  May those who are grieving find comfort.
Leader: May those who have turned away from God find forgiveness. 
Congregation:  May those who are waiting find hope.
Leader: May all find God’s steadfast love and grace.
Congregation:  Let us worship the One who gives us life.

*Hymn of Praise #402 He Came Down, verses 1, 2 and 3

*Invocation and Lord’s Prayer (debts/debtors)
*Gloria Patri #734
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The Fellowship of the Family of God
Greetings and Announcements
Pastor's Welcome

The Fellowship of Giving
*Doxology #34  
*Prayer
                                                                                               
The Fellowship of Prayer
Joys and Concerns
Praise and Thanks
For the continued ministry of MPBC; and the love and support of our MPBC members and friends; for our Pastor, Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell and his family.
For Healing and Rehabilitation
Annette Adams; Annether Baines; Diane Brownlee; Patsy Browning; Beverly Capers (sister of Beatrice Haywood); Elizabeth Chelton (Granddaughter of Patsy Browning); Trisha Clark (granddaughter of Penny Lord); Neil Cunningham; The Goodman Family; Rev. David Gregg; Floyd Hale and family; Priscilla Hall; Aretha Hampton; Shavon Harp (Niece of Annether Baines); 
The Haywood Family; The Healy/Chase Family; Jack & Penny Lord; Linda, Stephanie & Joan McCarty; John & Flora Mitchell (Pastor Joel’s parents); Sam and Karen Mitchell; Beverly Nickerson; Haile Selassie (son of Bruce and Rev. Francine White); Barbara Shriver (mother of Gretchen Shriver); Robert Soria (grandson of Susan Soria); Mack Taylor & Family; Cassandra Taylor (JFK owner); Michael Whaley; Jeremy Williams & Family; Ira Williams
For Guidance and Direction
For our MPBC family, our vision for the future, and for our young people
For Watchcare
All of our service men and women serving and all of our veterans; All of our missionaries, who serve in all parts of the USA and in many parts of the world; For the President of the United States, Joe Biden. For all the people who have suffered through natural disasters; For the city of Chicago, that violence will cease. 

Pastoral Prayer 

The Fellowship of the Word 

*Hymn #576 Make Me a Servant

Scripture Readings              Mack Taylor

Sermon                       Rev. Dr. Joel Mitchell
                         
The Sending Forth
*Closing Hymn   I Speak Jesus - Charity Gayle
Your name is power
Your name is healing
Your name is life
Break every stronghold
Shine through the shadows
Burn like a fire

* Benediction
Postlude